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BIWTA-EVICTION-DRIVE
BIWTA demolishes 590 illegal structures in 19 days
DHAKA, May 29, 2019 (BSS) – A team of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport
Authority (BIWTA) demolished a total of 590 illegal structures from
Narayanganj river port area in 19 working days.
Of the total 590 illegal structures, the team today demolished 25 illegal
establishments from the aforesaid area, said a press release.
The 25 illegal structures include a four-storey building, four dockyards,
twelve dredger pipes, two boundary walls, one piling jetty and five tin-shed
infrastructures.
The eviction team also recovered two acres of land and fined Taka 10,000 in
today’s drive, added the release.
During the 19-day drive, the BIWTA team demolished a total of 590 illegal
structures, recovered 27.1 acres of land, auctioned goods worth Taka 36.8
lakh and fined Taka 1.1 crore for illegal occupation, the release added.
The eviction drive would continue to make the river bank free from illegal
occupation.
Besides, the Department of Environment (DoE) fined five factories Tk. 13.1
lakh for environment pollution in Gazipur and Narsingdi districts.
Rubina Ferdousi, Director of Monitoring and Enforcement wing of DoE led the
drives today as a part of anti-pollution campaign.
BSS/PR/TIT/RY/1923 hrs